The Strategic Management of Large Engineering Projects: Shaping Institutions, Risks, and Governance

by Roger Miller and Donald R. Lessard

Book Overview

The book is based on an international research project that analyzed sixty LEPs, among them the Boston Harbor cleanup; the first phase of subway construction in Ankara, Turkey; a hydro dam on the Caroni River in Venezuela; and the construction of offshore oil platforms west of Flor, Norway.

As the number, complexity, and scope of large engineering projects (LEPs) increase worldwide, the huge stakes may endanger the survival of corporations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262526980
• ISBN13: 9780262526982
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher